侏罗纪 (Zhū luō jì) — the Jurassic Period (geology) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the Jurassic Period (geology)

Examples

侏罗纪。
Kǒng lóng zài Zhū luō jì shí qī fēi cháng fán shèng.
Dinosaurs flourished during the Jurassic Period.
侏罗纪。
Zhū luō jì Shì dì qiú lì shǐ shàng zhòng yào de dì zhì shí qī zhī yī.
The Jurassic is one of the important geological periods in Earth's history.
《侏罗纪》。
Diàn yǐng 《Zhū luō jì gōng yuán》 fēi cháng yǒu míng.
The movie "Jurassic Park" is very famous.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

侏罗Jura

侏zhū罗luó

音译Transliteration

纪jìperiod

The “侏罗” spells Jura, and “纪” means period.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

朱

Same sound today

侏 puts 人 (human) beside 朱, which gives the sound zhū.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

网网wǎngnet
維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

己

己jǐ紀jì

Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

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